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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Garchomp in competitive play for Pokemon Champions. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Garchomp, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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List of Contents
Garchomp Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness
Garchomp Stats, Info, and Abilities
Garchomp
Mega Garchomp
 Garchomp  | |||||||||
| Stat | Value | ||||||||
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| HP | 108 | ||||||||
| Atk | 130 | ||||||||
| Def | 95 | ||||||||
| SpA | 80 | ||||||||
| SpD | 85 | ||||||||
| Spe | 102 | ||||||||
| Total | 600 | ||||||||
| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Rough Skin | The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it. | ||||||||
| Sand Veil | Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm. | ||||||||
 Mega Garchomp | |||||||||
| Stat | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 108 | ||||||||
| Atk | 170 | ||||||||
| Def | 115 | ||||||||
| SpA | 120 | ||||||||
| SpD | 95 | ||||||||
| Spe | 92 | ||||||||
| Total | 700 | ||||||||
| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Sand Force | Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm. | ||||||||
Type Matchups
| Weak to: | ★ (4x) |
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| ⦿ (2x) |
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| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | 
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| Resists: | △ (0.5x) |
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| Immune to: | × (0x) |
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Type Chart:
Strengths and Weakness Matchups
Garchomp Strengths and Evaluation
| Tier | Singles |  |
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| Doubles |  |
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| Garchomp Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
 High Speed and Attack to deal damage quickly and has good coverage options. | ||
 Aside from its item, is easily predictable due to its staple moveset. | ||
| 4x weak to Ice | ||
A Reliable Plug-and-Play Option
Garchomp has been relevant in the metagame since its release in Generation 4. Its great offensive stats, Speed tier, and reliable movepool make it a staple in almost every competitive metagame.
Garchomp's effectiveness in its base form is its main strength. It can work with any held item and is not required to Mega Evolve in order to be effective, freeing up your team's Mega Pokemon slot for its teammates.
Best Builds for Garchomp
| Build | Rating |
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| ★★★★★ | |
| ★★★★★ | |
| ★★★★ |
Doubles Choice Scarf Garchomp
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Garchomp
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Nature | Jolly (Spe▲, SpA▼) |
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Rough Skin Rough Skin The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
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| Held Item |
 Choice Scarf Choice Scarf Boosts the holder's Speed stat by 50%. However, once the holder uses a move, it becomes unable to use any other move but the one until it switches out of battle.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 184 | 182 | 115 | 90 | 105 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Claw Dragon Claw
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Earthquake Earthquake
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Rock Slide Rock Slide
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Stomping Tantrum Stomping Tantrum
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Doubles Choice Scarf Garchomp Alternate Builds
| Stats | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Adamant Nature 32 Atk / 32 Spd |
Adamant can be ran for higher damage output if you are not expecting foes to bring their own Choice Scarf Pokemon. |
| Ability | Explanation |
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Rough Skin Rough Skin The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
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Rough Skin can be useful in breaking Focus Sashes and is the preferred ability to use. Sand Veil is only useful in gimmicky Sand teams due to the evasion being unreliable. |
An Adamant nature can be used to deal more damage with Garchomp at the cost of losing to opposing Choice Scarf Pokemon that are close to Garchomp's Speed tier, including Garchomp mirror matches.
Standard Offensive Garchomp
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Garchomp
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Nature | Jolly (Spe▲, SpA▼) |
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| Ability |
Rough Skin Rough Skin The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
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| Held Item |
 Focus Sash Focus Sash If the holder has full HP and takes damage from a move that would knock it out in one hit, it will endure the hit with 1 HP. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 184 | 182 | 115 | 90 | 105 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dragon Claw Dragon Claw
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Earthquake Earthquake
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Rock Slide Rock Slide
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Protect Protect
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This is the tried and true moveset ever since Garchomp first became VGC-legal more than a decade ago. Earthquake and Rock Slide are its standard spread move options, while Dragon Claw is its main single-target STAB option.
The item slot is flexible depending on your team's needs. We recommend Focus Sash to protect Garchomp from faster Pokemon that can knock it out in one attack such as Dragapult or Mega Froslass.
Singles Choice Scarf Garchomp
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Garchomp
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Nature | Jolly (Spe▲, SpA▼) |
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| Ability |
Rough Skin Rough Skin The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
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| Held Item |
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf Boosts the holder's Speed stat by 50%. However, once the holder uses a move, it becomes unable to use any other move but the one until it switches out of battle.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 184 | 182 | 115 | 90 | 105 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Outrage Outrage
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Earthquake Earthquake
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Stone Edge Stone Edge
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Dragon Claw Dragon Claw
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Singles Choice Scarf Garchomp Alternate Builds
| Stats | Explanation |
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| Naive Nature 32 Atk / 32 Spd |
Garchomp can use Draco Meteor even with low SpA investment to deal more damage against physically bulky Pokemon. |
| Ability | Explanation |
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Rough Skin Rough Skin The Pokémon's rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
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Rough Skin can be useful in breaking Focus Sashes and is the preferred ability to use. Sand Veil is only useful in gimmicky Sand teams due to the evasion being unreliable. |
Garchomp can use Draco Meteor to deal reliable damage against physically defensive tanks. For Skarmory specifically, Fire Blast can be ran instead.
Garchomp Checks and Counters
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
|---|---|
| Use faster Pokemon | 
Garchomp's Speed tier is good, but it is not among the fastest Pokemon in the metagame. It can be easily outsped and knocked out by super-effective attacks. |
| Use Ice-type Pokemon | 
Garchomp's 4x weakness to Ice makes it easy to knock out using Ice-type moves. |
| Use Physically Bulky Pokemon | 
Pokemon that specialize in physical bulk can withstand Garchomp's attacks and force it to switch out. |
Garchomp mainly uses its high Speed tier to bully Pokemon slower than it and dish out reliable damage. It suffers against faster Pokemon that can deal super-effective damage.
Garchomp Teambuilding Guide
Singles Team Synergy
| Hazard Lead | Wallbreaker | Late-Game Sweeper |
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Skarmory
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 Mega Greninja
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Garchomp
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A Hazard Lead such as Skarmory can set up Stealth Rock or Spikes, weakening foes over time as they switch out. Wallbreakers like Mega Greninja can then weaken enemy defensive Pokemon, allowing Choice Scarf Garchomp to come in late game and click Outrage or Earthquake to sweep.
Doubles Team Synergy
| Support | Physical Attacker |
|---|---|
 Incineroar
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Garchomp
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| Special Attacker | Late-Game Sweeper |
 Wash Rotom
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 Mega Charizard Y
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Garchomp is a plug-and-play Pokemon that can work in almost any team archetype such as Balance, Stall, Sun, or Rain, making it an easy, high-impact inclusion in any team composition. It is not as effective in Trick Room team compositions, but can be still used once Trick Room is over to sweep the remainder of the enemy team.
A special mention goes out to Wash Rotom, who synergizes very well with Garchomp. Rotom can use Discharge and Garchomp can use Earthquake, and both Pokemon will be immune to the other's spread attack.
Pokemon Champions Related Guides
Best Builds for Season M-1
| Best Builds for Pokemon that Can Mega Evolve |
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| Best Builds for Regular Pokemon |
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